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Album Containing Architectural, Ornament, and Figure Drawings

1630–31
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  • Title: Album Containing Architectural, Ornament, and Figure Drawings
  • Series/Portfolio: folio 2, folio 7, folio 9, folio14, folio 16, folio 22 verso, folio 27, folio 31, folio 32, folio 36, folio 42, folio 45, folio 46, folio 47, folio 49, and folio 50
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Mola (Italian, Coldrerio 1585–1665 Rome)
  • Artist: Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, Coldrerio 1612–1666 Rome)
  • Date: 1630–31
  • Medium: Various: Pen and ink, wash, black chalk or graphite, red chalk, stylus-incised construction lines.
  • Dimensions: overall: 7 15/16 x 7 11/16 in. (20.1 x 19.5 cm)
    folio 2 -- 7-15/16 x 5-3/8 in. (20.1 x 13.7 cm)
    folio 7 -- 8 x 4-15/16 in. (20.3 x 12.5 cm)
    folio 9 -- 7-9/16 x 5-1/8 in. (19.2 x 13.0 cm)
    folio 14 -- 7-3/4 x 5-11/16 in. (19.7 x 14.4 cm)
    folio 16 -- 7 x 4-13/16 in. (17.8 x 12.3 cm)
    folio 22v -- 7-5/8 x 5-7/16 in. (19.3 x 13.8 cm)
    folio 27 -- 7-3/16 x 5-1/2 in. (18.2 x 14.0 cm)
    folio 31 -- 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. (19.0 x 13.4 cm)
    folio 32 -- 7-5/16 x 4-15/16 in. (18.5 x 12.5 cm)
    folio 36 -- 7-5/16 x 4-13/16 in. (18.5 x 12.3 cm)
    folio 42 -- 10-11/16 x 7-5/16 in. (27.1 x 18.5 cm)
    folio 45 -- 11-1/8 x 8-1/16 in. (28.3 x 20.4 cm)
    folio 46 -- 7-3/4 x 4-11/16 in. (19.7 x 11.9 cm)
    folio 47 -- 8-7/16 x 5-1/2 in. (21.4 x 14.0 cm)
    folio 49 -- 6-3/4 x 7-1/2 in. (17.1 x 19.0 cm)
    folio 50 --7-15/16 x 7-11/16 in. (20.1 x 19.5 cm)
  • Classification: Albums
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1978
  • Object Number: 1979.62.1(1–66)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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